Analysis and comparison of statin prescription patterns and outcomes according to clinical department

Summary What is known and objective There is a disparity between the Korean treatment guidelines and actual clinical prescription habits. This study was designed to evaluate the department‐specific disparities and achievement rates for low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) targets, based on each department's specific statin prescription patterns. Methods We retrospectively evaluated data from 31 718 patients who had been prescribed a statin at least once between January 2008 and June 2013 at our institution. Patients were classified into the high‐risk (target LDL‐C